The Meeker herald., 1887-04-23
Th. nor,aon Monster.

slir1 hIhs 4tif tf.N'lrI i'i NNAhi'
ON the Mor,nons at Denver iasi week.
and we canno, help but reproduce II as
far as lles within our power. Follow
Ing h an outline III the lecture:
hope do not lack humility In as-
stunning that possess average int.lli'
grnec.' have always been more or less
familiar with the press, and yet until
two ycars ago knew nothing Of Nor
monism. think the true inwarInesh
Of the live, ot the 1000 human beings
who live la Utah will L. ~ gr-a, n rev
elailon lo my audience ~ II was la me
| hi,chcd my wagon ,o tile Star of Elm
pir-. Wen, west. expected TO f--
main In salt Lake City on- week. |
iarri,J months. Why Because l
could not help II. Fate,
can only touch upon n few points Of
Mormonism In this lecture. I think I,
Is organized treason: thai II makes
--rfs Of iis followers. Tho Mormon
church existed thirteen year. before
j-ol,c amy wins introduced. even though
polygamy Is now called the cornerstone
of the church. The church WAS organ.
lied In iS5o. The revelation ~ celestial
marringr WIS no, publicly announced
until ist2- folysainy seems such strong
meat rs aimn,t 10 L. rotten. Elder
John Taylor said once IN Frame. in isJO
liza, the crimes Of which III. MoEmons
acre accused were too outrageous 10 ir
r.iui.i. lie read from the Mormon
marriage covenant that husbands and
wives mutually agreed Ia bc each
Others companions. keeping ,hcmsclv,'
wholly Tot each other. from all others.
all their lives. lie said his doctrine
was "ibou shalt love thy wife with all
thy heart, and clcayc only unto hcr. :"
At Tits time he hal seven wives in
Utah. aud was PAWN. attention to n
young lady In Jcu-y. Mormon women
aoocp, polygamy as crcss put upon
them for past sins aud future cSal;ation.
Mormon theory ILLS the air with uncm-
bo,ii.d spirits anNiously waiting for
ileshy tabcrnaclcs wherein 10 do rem
ancc IN order Ia obtain salvation. When
polygamy was iirs, proclaimed the
women murmurcd and - did some OF
the men, wher.upon Brigham Young
denounced his rcbcllious flock in blood
curdling language.
Miss Field then rccitcd n hmm dat
ing back 10 1879. wherein Young fright
ened the women into submission. The
refrain read:
Then. oh. let ~ sry.
Col hlcs- the ~ifc that strive.
AMI nij her husband alt she can
To obtain q dus"a wives
The element Of love was strongly con-
lemncd by brigham Young. 1t inter
fcrcd with his plans for building UP the
kingdom. lie told the women II was
sufficient honor for them TO bear chill
dren to n saint. Brigham said women
hadn't sense enough to go far wrong. 80
they wouldn't 90 10 hell ~ soon as men.
He held their intellectual capacity was
small. II you ask of u Mormon woman
whether she believes In polygatny she
will answer you yes, and will quote
Scripture 10 uphold it. This represents
the dead nature Of the sisterhood and
tho surveillance of the church. The
women don't talk that way to their in
Inmates.
After many interesting anecdotes H.
lustrating the ghas'ly realities OF poly
gamy and the prevalence of loose di-
vorces in Utah, the latter of which
have, owing TO Gentle protest, IN n
measure ceased. Miss Field gave the
true inwarlness OF woman's voting in
Mormondom. the right of suffrage hav-
ing been given 10 women by a Mormon
Legislature at the instigation of Brig
ham Young, who seized upon the idea
rs a protection against the inroa1s Of
the Gentiles. Women were given the
ballot not 10 benefit themselves. but TO
strengthen Mormonism. A Territory
that has abolished the right of dover.
that proclaims polygamy TO he divine,
that has no laws against bigamy and
similar crimes, has no just appreciation
of woman, and is unworthy of self.